Perhaps the best evangelical publication of the 19th century; over 800pp in double-column type with original contributions on revival, missions, from Robert Murray M'Cheyne, etc. etc. 

[Various]. The Scottish Christian Herald; Conducted under the Superintendence of Ministers and Members of the Established Church. January 7, - December 30, 1837. Volume II. 1837. 828pp.

Contents include:

Sufferings of the Crew of the Viewforth of Kirkaldy, One of the Icebound Whalers of 1835 (extensive series on Whaling. . .very interesting); The Jewish Feast of Tabernacles by Robert S. Candlish; Biographical Sketch of John Erskine; On the Security of the Divine Promises to the Church of Christ by Robert Houston; God has No Delight in the Death of the Sinner by J. A. Wylie; The Effect of the Gospel on the Condition of the Blind by Lachlan Maclean, Chaplain to the Asylum for the Blind, Edinburgh; The Ferocity of the New Zealanders; The External Homage and Privage Neglect of the Bible – And its Paramount Claims on the Attention of Man by Alexander Duff; Sabat the Arabian by Robert Murray M’Cheyne (original); On the Punishment of Men’s Sins in the Present Life by Robert Lee of Campsie; The Causes and Cure of a Wounded Spirit by William Burns, Minister of Kilsyth; Abdool Messee, an Indian Convert by Robert Murray M’Cheyne (original); Sketch of the History and  Character of Columba, The Apostle of the Highlands, by Donald Fergusson; The First Landing of the Moravian Missionaries in Greenland; The Duty and Benefit of Intercession by James Brewster; The Baptist; a True and Faithful Minister ( on John the Baptist ) by Peter M’Morland; The Early Days of Jonathan Edwards; The Ministerial Life and Labours of Jonathan Edwards; Origin and Meaning of the Name Beelzebub by James Brodie; On the Influence of the Gospel in the Enlargement and Elevation of the Intellectual Character by Robert Cook; Life of James Renwick, Last of the Scottish Martyrs; The Latter Days of Jonathan Edwards; The Early Protestant Church of France by John G. Lorimer; Biographical Sketch of Hugh Binning by William Burns, Minister of Kilsyth; The Pilgrim Fathers and their Descendants; The Rainbow, a Sign of the Covenant by John Anderson; The Natural Depravity of the Human Heart by James Fergusson; Biographical Sketch of William Carey of Serampore (series); Cruelties of Indian Superstition by Alexander Duff; The High Privilege of Public Worship by W. M. Hetherington; The Necessity of Repentance by John Macfarlane; Biographical Sketch of Gerhard Tersteegen; On Baptism, by Hugh Ralph; Biographical Sketch of Mary M. Ellix, wife of the Rev. William Ellis, Missionary to the South Seas (Polynesia); Jejana, the Converted Hottentot; Mercy on the Judgment-Day by David Davidson; Biographical Sketch of William Guthrie of Fenwick (Scottish Puritan / Covenanter); Biographical Sketch of Henry Venn; Biographical Sketch of the Late William Wilberforce; Sketch of the Early History of Christianity in Scotland by James Bryce; The Necessity of a Revival of Religion by James Burns, of Brechin; The Means of a Revival of Religion by James Burns, of Brechin; Infanticide in the South Sea Islands ( Polynesia); etc. etc.

Large 4to in half leather, rubbed, dulled as shown. Very solid. Lacking ffep. Early leather bookplate of W. ARthur and then a later family inscription regarding the Arthur family cottage at Tyrie. Textually solid and clean with faintest of tide mark to first few signatures.